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For me, good lighting, good water movement, good skimmer, partial water changes, and a calcium reactor. I try to keep my alkalinity close to 11dkh. Ken

What is your alkalinity level? Ken

+1 on getting get rid of the damsels. You should look at getting a group of anthias. Ken

Let me know where you are located. If you are not too far, I will help you. Ken

Go back to the top of thread and read what the thread subject is. It was not "Stores that I do not like because they sell a fish that I think they should not sell". By the way, did they tell you that it wasn't wild caught and sold it as such? Then you could be pissed, but then again it still has...

That is not a true statement. I like both stores and have no affiliation with either, but if you have any knowledge of corals or fish, get in a conversation with either of the two people at the "store on 35" and report back on the forum your true assessment. I like Will at AO, but don't' make...

If it is fish only, then he doesn't have to supplement Ca and Alk. If it is a reef tank he absolutely has to. The corals and coralline algae use up the Ca and Alk. This is fact. Ken

Great. Maybe you can suck it up with a turkey baster etc and keep the flow directed in that area. Ken

Add more water flow or re-direct the flow you have now. This probably will eliminate it. Ken

Tropiquarium. AO has nice fish but nearly the amount of space, tanks, or livestock. This goes for corals as well. Ken

Is it a reef tank? What is in it? You need to add calcium and alkalinity to your tank be it a two part solution, or a calcium reactor, or kalkwasser. Ken

What is in the tank.... sps, lps etc? Why do you think the nitrate has been so high? Overfeeding, do you use tap water for top off and water changes, do you use bioballs, etc? Ken

The low alkalinity makes sense with high calcium levels. What do you use to supplement the tank for calcium and alkalinity? Ken

Get an alkalinity test kit. This is more telling than mg. Test the alk and ca in the fresh made up bucket as well as the tank. What is the nitrate level now? By the way, how do the tank inhabitants look? Ken

That is the food! Ken

Try changing the direction of your powerheads or add another to increase flow to that area. Krn

That must be some piece of kick a$$ piece of rock to go through all of that. Ken

What are your alkalinity and calcium levels? Ken

Oh come on, like who doesn't have a fishtank in their dashboard. :) Ken

I was thinking that you were doing water changes there instead of the tank. A wet vac for the crap at the bottom of the sump is a great idea. Now I'm going to do that. Ken